Marine Binoculars

[Jeff]

Which 7x50 Marine Binoculars do you all like the most and why? The Fujinon Polaris w/compass or the Steiner Commander III w/compass.



jbredthauer@stez.org

[Ken Coit]

Which 7x50 Marine Binoculars do you all like the most and why? The Fujinon Polaris w/compass or the Steiner Commander III w/compass.

Jeff,

I have never had the pleasure of using Steiners, so I can't compare. I own a pair of Fujinon Polaris binocs and they are fantastic in low light if you can rest them or your arms on a stable platform. I think you will find something lighter much easier to use on an unstable platform such as a sailboat. In fact, if 7X50s are a must, I would consider image stabilization. The Fujinon Polaris binocs are heavy and unless you can pin them down, they may not be your best solution.

OK, now you old salts can tell me how to do it.

BTW, I have a great hockey puck, so I saved the $$ on the compass; however, I can imagine that to be a very useful option.

Ken Coit
S/V Parfait, CD-36, Raleigh, NC



parfait@nc.rr.com

[Bill]

Which 7x50 Marine Binoculars do you all like the most and why? The Fujinon Polaris w/compass or the Steiner Commander III w/compass.

Jeff,

I have never had the pleasure of using Steiners, so I can't compare. I own a pair of Fujinon Polaris binocs and they are fantastic in low light if you can rest them or your arms on a stable platform. I think you will find something lighter much easier to use on an unstable platform such as a sailboat. In fact, if 7X50s are a must, I would consider image stabilization. The Fujinon Polaris binocs are heavy and unless you can pin them down, they may not be your best solution.

Ken:

I have a new Cannon 10x30 IS (image stabilazation) binoculars and
they are great! I've an old (1975) Carl Zeiss (west) rubber clad
7x50 that I'll sell.

Bill

OK, now you old salts can tell me how to do it.

BTW, I have a great hockey puck, so I saved the $$ on the compass; however, I can imagine that to be a very useful option.

Ken Coit
S/V Parfait, CD-36, Raleigh, NC

wtclark@datasync.com

[Jeff]

How much do you want for the Zeiss Binoculars?

Which 7x50 Marine Binoculars do you all like the most and why? The Fujinon Polaris w/compass or the Steiner Commander III w/compass.

Jeff,

I have never had the pleasure of using Steiners, so I can't compare. I own a pair of Fujinon Polaris binocs and they are fantastic in low light if you can rest them or your arms on a stable platform. I think you will find something lighter much easier to use on an unstable platform such as a sailboat. In fact, if 7X50s are a must, I would consider image stabilization. The Fujinon Polaris binocs are heavy and unless you can pin them down, they may not be your best solution.

Ken:

I have a new Cannon 10x30 IS (image stabilazation) binoculars and
they are great! I've an old (1975) Carl Zeiss (west) rubber clad
7x50 that I'll sell.

Bill

OK, now you old salts can tell me how to do it.

BTW, I have a great hockey puck, so I saved the $$ on the compass; however, I can imagine that to be a very useful option.

Ken Coit
S/V Parfait, CD-36, Raleigh, NC

jbredthauer@stez.org

[Bob Luby]

I have a 10 y/o pair of Steiners w/o compass, and they're great.

I wear glasses, and steiners and fujinon polaris have the greatest eye relief ( 23 mm ? ), which lets me use them comfortably with glasses while viewing the **entire** field. This translates to reduced vibration sensitivity, because you do not have to position the glasses as precisely to get a full picture. Cheaper ones have less eye relief. ( 18, 15 mm ) If my vision were perfect, they'd be fine, but its not.


The Steiners seem to be more compact and easier to hold.

Go ahead- spend the extra $ for quality



Rluby@aol.com